NTPC EXAM SYLLABUS

1. Electric Circuits and Fields:

Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, transient response of dc and ac
networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, basic filter concepts; ideal
current and voltage sources, Thevenins, Nortons and Superposition and
Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits; Gauss
Theorem, electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge
distributions;Ampere's and Biot-Savart's laws; inductance; dielectrics; capacitance.
2. Signals and Systems:
Representation of continuous and discrete-time signals; shifting and scaling
operations; linear, time-invariant and causal systems; Fourier series representation of
continuous periodic signals; sampling theorem; Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms.
3. Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer - equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and
efficiency; three phase transformers - connections, parallel operation; autotransformer; energy conversion principles; DC machines - types, windings, generator
characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of
motors; three phase induction motors - principles, types, performance characteristics,
starting and speed control; single phase induction motors; synchronous machines performance, regulation and parallel operation of generators, motor starting,
characteristics and applications; servo and stepper motors.
4. Control Systems:
Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh
and Niquist techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation;
state space model; state transition matrix, controllability and observability.
5. Power Systems:
Basic power generation concepts; transmission line models and performance; cable
performance, insulation; corona and radio interference; distribution systems; per-unit
quantities; bus impedance and admittance matrices; load flow; voltage control; power
factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical components; fault analysis;
principles of over-current, differential and distance protection; solid state relays and
digital protection; circuit breakers; system stability concepts, swing curves and equal
area criterion; HVDC transmission and FACTS concepts. Numeric Relays.
6. Electrical and Electronic Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer and induction type
instruments; measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor;

instrument transformers; digital voltmeters and multimeters; phase, time and

frequency measurement; Q-meters; oscilloscopes; error analysis.
7. Power Electronics and Drives:
Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and
IGBTs - static characteristics and principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase
control rectifiers; bridge converters - fully controlled and half controlled; principles of
choppers and inverters; basis concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac drives. Variable
speed control of AC machines.
8. Analog and Digital Electronics:
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifiers - biasing, equivalent circuit and
frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational amplifiers characteristics and applications; simple active filters; VCOs and timers; combinational
and sequential logic circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt trigger; multi-vibrators; sample and
hold circuits; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit / 16-bit microprocessor basics,
architecture, programming and interfacing.